Where does “злоћа” come from?

злоћа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за̏о, from Proto-Slavic zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

злоћа (Serbo-Croatian): badness, malice

Definitions

  1. badness, malice

Ancestry of “злоћа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianза̏оevil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked
2Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ →